If you work in acute rehab, you probably frequently assist patients with showers. Showers is part of the scoring for the CARE Item Set. Scoring showers can be tricky – there are up to 10 body parts to keep track of and the level of assistance provided for each. All of that hard then gets … Read more
The rule of 8’s can be tricky to learn for new occupational therapy practitioners. In some facilities, it takes 15 minutes minimum for a patient to be seen to generate 1 unit. Then there’s some events like evaluations that generate a specific amount of units, e.g., 3 per evaluation. Go to the Calculator While you … Read more
I must have overlooked this one or just was not paying attention. While I thought initially, who needs a calculator for MMT? It’s pretty straightforward, right? Thinking back, it wasn’t so easy for me to learn either. It takes some time to wrap your head around the gravity eliminated, the 50%’s, and the plus/minuses. Then … Read more
The patient is seated in front of the examiner; both with the forearms placed on the table. Hemiparetic patients execute the gestures with their non-paretic upper limb i.e. ipsilesional. Otherwise, both upper limbs are tested. Bookmark
About The function in sitting test is a bedside evaluation of sitting balance – sensory, motor, proactive, reactive, & steady state. Scoring Key 4 = Independent (completes task independently & successfully) 3 = Verbal cues/increased time (completes task independently & successfully and only needs more time/cues) 2 = Upper extremity support (must use UE for … Read more